Should Apple have to "unlock" iPhones that are subpoenaed as evidence by the government?
Apple has enhanced the privacy and security of it's most recent iPhones to the extent that they are virtually "unbreakable" even by the government's best technicians. Often times personal cell phones are the device through which crimes are planned and coordinated. In this instance, the U.S. government is asking Apple to unlock the phone of the "Terrorist" who murdered 14 of his colleagues in the holiday shooting in San Bernadino, California. And- Apple is publicly refusing to comply citing it's responsibility to its customers. On the other hand Apple and other online / cloud businesses gather extraordinary amounts of information from their customers for their own business purposes.
What do you think? Should the content of cell-phones be kept secret during criminal investigations? When do cell phone users lose their expectation of privacy?
Here are a couple of links to articles and editorials on this subject which has been extensively covered in recent Plain Dealers,
Should Apple have to "unlock" iPhones that are subpoenaed as evidence by the government?
Apple has enhanced the privacy and security of it's most recent iPhones to the extent that they are virtually "unbreakable" even by the government's best technicians. Often times personal cell phones are the device through which crimes are planned and coordinated. In this instance, the U.S. government is asking Apple to unlock the phone of the "Terrorist" who murdered 14 of his colleagues in the holiday shooting in San Bernadino, California. And- Apple is publicly refusing to comply citing it's responsibility to its customers. On the other hand Apple and other online / cloud businesses gather extraordinary amounts of information from their customers for their own business purposes.
What do you think? Should the content of cell-phones be kept secret during criminal investigations? When do cell phone users lose their expectation of privacy?
Here are a couple of links to articles and editorials on this subject which has been extensively covered in recent Plain Dealers,
New York Times- Explaining Apple's Fight with the FBI
ZD Net- Apple vs. FBI, Here's Everything You Need to Know
Los Angeles Times- Apple vs. FBI: Battle Over Unlocking Phone Just Got Nastier